to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
acceleration; speeding up
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
interrupting a game; time out
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to look away; to turn away
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
large amount of money; great cost
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
killing time; staving off boredom
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
look!; there!; here!; that is
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
dealing with; coping with
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way